MTH 571: Complex Dynamics and Statistical Mechanics

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Description

An introduction to complex dynamics and statistical mechanics.

Topics covered

The preparatory material needed for the recent applications of the former to the
latter: Lee-Yang/Fisher zeros of the Ising model on diamond hierarchical
models (Bleher-Lyubich-Roeder), and zeros of the partition function of the
hard-core gas model on graphs of bounded valence (Peters-Regts,
Bezakova-Galanis-Goldberg-Stefankovic). If time permits, there will be a review
of the methods for stablishing zero-free regions (stability, Branden-Borcea),
and the applications of these (Barvinok).